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Monthly Archives: October 2013
The Devil is Real and Halloween is His Holiday?
It’s the 21st century, and you would think that educated people were done talking like this, but Richard J. Mouw, a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in California–a seminary with a reputation for theological liberalism–continues to believe that the Devil … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, Big Brother, Halloween, hell, Martin Luther, psychology, the devil, theology
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A 21st Century Carrie
The new Carrie remake looks worth seeing: _________ And below is the original 1976 trailer for Carrie. Carrie the book was Stephen King’s first novel and Carrie the movie gave John Travolta his first screen role. The film’s power lies … Continue reading
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Tagged carrie, film, Halloween, horror, justice, movies, revenge
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A Pretty Good Reason to Suspect that God Might Exist
If you could have been there when the big bang went bang 13.7 billion years ago, you would likely think that God (if God exists) was pulling your leg if She said to you, “From this explosion I’ll make a … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, God, life, philosophy, reason, science, the big bang
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Free Thought Road or the Orthodox Route?
Wow. I like this Anglo-French Enlightenment inspired cartoon from 1890: __________ Talk about push-back to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress! “Freethought Road” takes you past a secular schoolhouse and Investigation, Reason, Education, Humanity, Justice, Science, Virtue, Love, and Liberty, with “Truth” shining … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, critical thinking, faith, God, reason, religion, the Enlightenment
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Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man Goes Machine
Cue the cyborgs:
Why Nietzschean Nihilism Will (Probably) Not Be the Human Future if Religion Dies
Temperament. A pretty good reason to think that the world won’t collapse into dog-eat-dog nihilism should religion die has to do with the inheritable nature of temperament. Psychological studies suggest pretty consistently that temperament drives ideology (such as whether you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, civilization, evolution, God, philosophy, psychology, religion
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Fossilized Republican Found in Georgia?
Responding to the discovery in the Republic of Georgia of a 1.8-million-year-old Homo erectus skull (possessing about one-third the volume of the average human skull), a wag from Seattle under the moniker of “1west,” commenting this morning in the thread … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, comedy, evolution, humor, Politics, Republicans, science
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Human Beings are “Purpose Maximizers, Not Profit Maximizers”
Autonomy, mastery, and meaning are bigger motivators than money. Author Dan Pink explains:
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Tagged autonomy, economy, mastery, meaning, productivity, psychology, skills
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Are You My Missing Piece?
Steven Johnson on why the Internet-connected world may be a historic boon to human creativity and collective intelligence.
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Tagged creativity, critical thinking, dialogue, ecology, ideas, intelligence, internet
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Is Obamacare a Train Wreck?
In today’s NYT is an article on the initial failure of the Obamacare website’s functioning (healthcare.gov) that nevertheless contains a ray of hope: Administration officials have said there is plenty of time to resolve the [portal] problems before the mid-December … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, health, health care, insurance, obamacare, rush limbaugh, train wreck
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Brain of Destruction: The NFL and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
The Frontline teaser: ___________ Link to the full documentary: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365093675/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=fron_covefullprogram
Not So Fast!
Interesting push-back and complexifying of the “it’s all in your genes” meme: __________ And here’s the full (eccentric) documentary of which the above clip is a part (no, I haven’t watched it yet and don’t know anything about it):
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Tagged behavior, determinism, environment, free will, genes, psychology
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Get Loose: When’s the Last Time You Really Opened Out Your Body?
Research suggests that opening out the body with postures reminiscent of Blake’s Vitruvian man increases esteem, confidence in speaking, and risk-taking. Two ways to open your body are to do some very particular yoga postures or dance. In the below video, Daft Punk … Continue reading
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Tagged carpe diem, confidence, dance, fitness, happiness, health, life, wellness, yoga
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